s.j. res. 22 passed in november with the support of several democratic colleagues, and it would have overturned the obama administration's waters of the u.s. regulation. here's what our democratic colleagues have had to say about wotus. a democratic senator from west virginia has used phrases like completely unreasonable and dangerously overreaching when discussing the issue. the democratic senator from north dakota said there is not one single regulation in the entire country that has caused more concern in her state. a democratic senator from indiana said it was incredibly important that the rule be rewritten. now, that's just what the democrats are saying. the administration's tried to spin wotus as some kind of clean water measure, but a bipartisan majority of congress understands it's really a federal power grab clumsily masquerading as one. wotus would grant federal bureaucrat dominion over nearly every piece of land that touches a pothole, ditch or puddle. it would force the americans w

mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the veto message on s.j. res 23 be considered as having been read, that it be printed in the record and spread in full upon the journal and held at the desk. the presiding officer: without objection. the chair lays before the senate the president's veto message on s.j. res. 24 which the clerk will read and which will be spread in full on the journal. the clerk: veto message to accompany senate joint resolution 24 providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5 of the united states code of a rule submitted by the environmental protection agency relating to carbon pollution emission guidelines and so forth. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the veto message on s.j. res. 24 be considered as having been read, that it be printed in the record and spread in full upon the journal and held at the desk. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i understand there is a bill at the desk due a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill f

the clerk: veto message to s.j. res. 22, providing congressional approval under title 5 of the united states code of the rule supported by the corps of engineers and the environmental protection agency relating to the definition of waters of the united states under the federal water pollution control act. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the veto message on s.j. res. 22 be considered as having been read, that it be printed in the record and spread in full upon the journal. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the senate now proceed to a period of morning business until 12:30, with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, our country has a proud record of admitting the oppressed as refugees to our shores. yet the debate about how to safely admit refugees from syria and iraq is a serious conversation that deserves a serious response from washington. it'

finally following leader remarks the senate resume consideration of the veto message on s.j. s. res. 32 with the time equally divided between the leaders or their designees. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there is no further business to come before the senate i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. suggestion.omorrow morning. it's important to remember the end as well as the beginning of the tragedy that was the first world war. estito r. >> if. >> order question as to the prime minister. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues of my duties to have such meetings later today. >> surely you should be allowed to benefit from windows companies make now is a time to benefit from a small percentage. >> we have encouraged companies to have profit sharing arrangements but what we're doing is making sure for the first time there is a national living wage and that means people odd minimum-wage have 7.5% pay rise. with mounting global economic uncertainty

cloture not having been invoked he under the previous order, the veto message on s.j. res. 22 is indefinitely postponed. mr. roberts: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. the senate ithe presiding office senate is not in order. the senate is not in order. the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. thank you to my colleagues who are joining me here today and on so many other efforts to stand up for women. the 43rd anniversary of the supreme court's historic ruling on ro roe v. wade is tomorrow. this is an important time to realize how much this decision has meant for women's equality, opportunity and health. why it's so important we continue defending the hard-won gains that women have made and why we need to keep pushing for continued progress. for anyone who s

mcconnell: i call for regular order with respect to the veto message on s.j. res. 22.the presiding officer: the veto message is the pending business. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk on the veto message. mr. mcconnell: the clerk will report. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the veto message on s.j. res. 22, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the corps of engineers and so forth signed by 17 senators -- mr. mcconnell: i ask that the reading of the names be dispensed with. officer without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: and i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 2, the cloture motion be set at 10:30 a.m. on thursday, january 21. further, if cloture is not invoked, the veto message be ind